No fewer then 23 persons on Monday died in an accident that involved a truck fully loaded with cows and forty five persons ,when it skipped of the road in Bokani-Makera Road,Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State.
According to Niger State Police Commissioner, Mr. Adamu Usman, who confirmed the crash to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna said the accident occurred at about5.00am on Monday.
He said the truck registered as BBJ 666 XA was coming from Dadin Kowa in Kebbi State, en route to Lagos when the accident occurred, adding that the bodies and the other 22 who sustained injuries had been conveyed to the Mokwa General Hospital for post-mortem and treatment.
Usman, who attributed the accident to loss of control by the driver, lamented the failure of drivers to obey traffic rules and regulations.
The Nation.
